Pennsylvania Woodlands

TIMBER MARKET REPORT

January - March, 1998

 

STUMPAGE PRICES

MILL PRICES

SPECIES

Minus 1 St. Dev.

Avg

(n)#

Plus 1 St. Dev.

Low F3+

(n)#

Med F2+

(n)#

High F1+

(n)#

Veneer Avg

(n)#

NORTHEAST

($ per MBF International 1/4")

Northern Red Oak

244

376

(36)

507

173

(4)

513

(8)

730

(4)

1395

(3)

White Oak

71

172

(30)

272

129

(3)

336

(8)

476

(4)

1371

(3)

Mixed Oak

75

163

(29)

252

80

(1)

348

(4)

550

(1)

1400

(1)

Black Cherry

417

699

(16)

981

245

(3)

1020

(6)

1319

(4)

2302

(3)

White Ash

134

220

(20)

306

145

(4)

353

(8)

462

(5)

1470

(3)

Hard Maple

206

336

(15)

465

174

(3)

579

(6)

835

(4)

1648

(2)

Soft Maple

83

143

(29)

202

118

(3)

332

(6)

430

(4)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

66

122

(13)

179

88

(3)

218

(5)

299

(4)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

7

69

(21)

130

100

(1)

145

(4)

250

(1)

   

Pine - Hemlock

32

54

(20)

76

0

(0)

153

(3)

0

(0)

   
                         

SOUTHEAST

                       

Northern Red Oak

181

523

(30)

866

260

(4)

423

(7)

660

(5)

841

(4)

White Oak

120

414

(27)

707

188

(5)

339

(8)

560

(5)

789

(4)

Mixed Oak

186

290

(20)

394

190

(3)

308

(5)

610

(3)

608

(2)

Black Cherry

228

263

(5)

298

250

(3)

390

(4)

700

(3)

950

(2)

White Ash

241

490

(14)

739

150

(3)

301

(7)

417

(3)

582

(2)

Hard Maple

193

261

(3)

329

217

(3)

333

(3)

567

(3)

700

(1)

Soft Maple

115

292

(11)

469

150

(3)

213

(5)

413

(4)

211

(1)

Yellow - Poplar

150

235

(24)

321

130

(5)

214

(8)

340

(5)

350

(1)

Misc. Hardwoods

69

207

(23)

344

132

(3)

150

(4)

330

(2)

   

Pine - Hemlock

9

202

(8)

396

50

(1)

82

(2)

150

(1)

   
                         

NORTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

346

502

(45)

658

271

(4)

580

(5)

717

(3)

1450

(2)

White Oak

167

230

(29)

294

126

(4)

300

(5)

417

(3)

1300

(2)

Mixed Oak

126

210

(23)

294

127

(3)

271

(5)

383

(3)

0

(0)

Black Cherry

522

1084

(63)

1647

484

(4)

900

(5)

1275

(3)

3800

(2)

White Ash

157

260

(55)

362

171

(5)

289

(6)

453

(4)

1500

(1)

Hard Maple

203

340

(57)

477

177

(5)

449

(6)

638

(4)

2000

(1)

Soft Maple

112

185

(64)

259

128

(4)

275

(5)

408

(3)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

72

126

(35)

181

113

(4)

205

(5)

282

(3)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

25

67

(53)

109

80

(4)

133

(4)

168

(3)

   

Pine - Hemlock

21

46

(25)

72

60

(2)

90

(2)

130

(2)

   
                         

SOUTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

270

514

(27)

757

233

(4)

513

(4)

750

(2)

1317

(4)

White Oak

146

349

(22)

552

165

(2)

350

(2)

400

(1)

1733

(3)

Mixed Oak

177

257

(18)

337

130

(1)

500

(1)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Black Cherry

334

484

(19)

634

190

(2)

600

(2)

1000

(1)

2634

(4)

White Ash

65

293

(14)

520

165

(2)

350

(2)

500

(1)

2037

(2)

Hard Maple

165

263

(15)

361

177

(3)

400

(3)

600

(2)

1899

(2)

Soft Maple

116

207

(22)

298

143

(3)

350

(3)

500

(2)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

83

236

(17)

388

143

(3)

267

(3)

375

(2)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

46

165

(18)

284

140

(2)

250

(1)

350

(1)

   

Pine - Hemlock

8

130

(7)

252

0

(0)

200

(1)

0

(0)

   

Conversion Factors

Doyle Price=1.695 x International 1/4" Price

Scribner Price=1.159 x International 1/4" Price

#(n) is the number of responses used to calculate the price statistics.